Understanding Physics
1998; IOP Publishing; Volume: 33; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1088/0031-9120/33/3/025
ISSN1361-6552
Autores ResumoThere are many books on the market now that cover the material in a typical first-year University Physics course. They mostly originate in the USA where introductory College Physics is clearly big business, and in general they are of an excellent standard. A number of departments, including my own, use one of these as an all-embracing first-year text. Not the least of the reasons for this is financial since it is much cheaper for the students than purchasing a text for each topic. When I learnt of a competitor originating on this side of the Atlantic I was cheered and admired the bravery of an attempt to enter such a competitive market. The book is claimed to be suitable for a student with no background in physics so it has to fulfil this claim as well as offer something a little special if it is going to compete in the publishing jungle.
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